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My Take
Joseph Campanella is exactly the sort of actor I treasure: the familiar face nobody can quite name. Over 200 roles from the early 1950s to 2009 is a staggering body of work, the mark of a true journeyman who served the story rather than his own vanity. On Mannix, The Bold Ones, and The Bold and the Beautiful he supplied the gravitas that let leads shine, and his move into voice work hints at a richly textured instrument. A Manhattan University man bred on the New York stage, he embodied dependable craft. Half a century on screen deserves quiet, lasting applause.
Overview
Joseph Anthony Campanella (November 21, 1924 – May 16, 2018) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009. Campanella was widely known for his roles as Joe Turino on Guiding Light from 1959 to 1962, Lew Wickersham on the detective series Mannix from 1967 to 1968, Brian Darrell on the legal drama The Bold Ones: The Lawyers from 1969 to 1972, Harpe…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joseph Campanella
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョセフ・キャンパネラ
- Reading
- じょせふ・きゃんぱねら
- Born
- November 21, 1924 – May 16, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / stage actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Manhattan University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Bold and the Beautiful | — |
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.